Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I understand we want to get something that _isn't_ going to change after > > 7.4. That's why I proposed a simple --help-config in user-readable > > format (might be improved in the future), and a --help-config-raw in tab > > format, without headers. > > Actually, I think the point Peter's been making is that it's not clear > we need a "user-readable" output format at all. The variant you are > calling --help-config-raw is the only one that needs to be supported in > 7.4, and anything else should (arguably) be left off so that it doesn't > constrain a future redesign.
Agreed. No one is asking for user-readable output, and if we output in COPY format, we can just publish the schema and they can load it into their favorate database. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend